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- Por que ele ainda n\u00e3o chegou? – <\/span>Why is he not here yet?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Ela n\u00e3o sabe por que veio aqui – <\/span>She doesn\u2019t know why she came here<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Marcos n\u00e3o foi trabalhar porque estava doente – <\/span>Marcos didn\u2019t come to work because he was sick<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Note: \u201cporque\u201d can always be replaced by the word \u201cpois\u201d (N\u00e3o fui \u00e0 festa porque n\u00e3o quis\/ N\u00e3o fui \u00e0 festa pois n\u00e3o quis (<\/span>I didn\u2019t go to the party because I didn\u2019t want to<\/span><\/i>)<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nMal\/Mau<\/b><\/h2>\n
\u201cMal\u201d can be an adverb or a noun. It is the opposite of \u201cwell\u201d.<\/span> \u201cMau\u201d (bad\/evil) is an adjective. It is the opposite of \u201cbom\u201d (good)<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Vou embora, estou me sentindo mal – <\/span>I\u2019m leaving, I\u2019m feeling bad<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Meu pai dirige mal – <\/span>My father drives badly<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Sempre acordo de mau humor – <\/span>I always wake up in a bad mood<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- O ditador foi um homem mau – <\/span>The dictator was an evil man<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nMas\/Mais<\/b><\/h2>\n
\u201cMas\u201d (but) is a conjunction used to suggest contrast and \u201cmais\u201d is an adverb thar means \u201cmore\u201d and is the opposite of \u201cless\u201d. Therefore, “mas” indicates opposition and “mais” indicates quantity.<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Mais cerveja, por favor – <\/span>More beer, please<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Quanto mais eu converso com ela, mais me apaixono – <\/span>The more I speak to her, the more I fall in love<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Clara deu o melhor de si, mas n\u00e3o conseguiu o emprego – <\/span>Clara did her best, but she didn\u2019t get the job<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Quero viajar mas n\u00e3o tenho dinheiro – <\/span>I want to travel but I don\u2019t have money<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Haver\/Existir<\/b><\/h2>\n
The verb \u201chaver\u201d (\u201cthere is\u201d, in the sense of existence) has no plural form.\u00a0<\/span>So, we can say: <\/span><\/p>\n
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- Havia s\u00f3 uma pessoa no bar – <\/span>There was only one person at the bar<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
But if we are referring to a larger quantity, the verb remains in the singular:<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- Havia trinta pessoas na reuni\u00e3o – <\/span>There were 30 people at the meeting<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- H\u00e1 v\u00e1rias maneiras de dizer \u201ceu te amo\u201d – <\/span>There are many ways to say \u201cI love you\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Haver\u00e1 mudan\u00e7as no sistema – <\/span>There will be changes in the system<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Obrigado\/Obrigada<\/b><\/h2>\n
This one is simple, but still a lot of people can slip up sometimes. In Portuguese, women say \u201cobrigada\u201d and men say \u201cobrigado\u201d. Take a look:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Parab\u00e9ns pelo trabalho, Suzana! – Obrigada! | <\/span>Congratulations on your work, Suzana! – Thank you!<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Aqui est\u00e1 seu troco, senhor. – Obrigado. | <\/span>Here is your change, sir. – Thank you.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nPor hoje \u00e9 s\u00f3! Continuem assim !<\/p>\n
This is it for today! Keep up the good work!<\/p>\n
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[Os erros mais comuns em Portugu\u00eas] Ol\u00e1 a todos! Hey, all! If you’re studying Portuguese for a while, you know the language has a lot of rules that can be tricky sometimes. And don’t feel frustrated, even native speakers find it confusing every now and then and it is normal to make mistakes in some…<\/p>\n
- Aqui est\u00e1 seu troco, senhor. – Obrigado. | <\/span>Here is your change, sir. – Thank you.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- H\u00e1 v\u00e1rias maneiras de dizer \u201ceu te amo\u201d – <\/span>There are many ways to say \u201cI love you\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Havia trinta pessoas na reuni\u00e3o – <\/span>There were 30 people at the meeting<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Quanto mais eu converso com ela, mais me apaixono – <\/span>The more I speak to her, the more I fall in love<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Meu pai dirige mal – <\/span>My father drives badly<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- Ela n\u00e3o sabe por que veio aqui – <\/span>She doesn\u2019t know why she came here<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n